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Keystone Redux Haunts Trans Mountain as Fight Shifts to Climate

2014-09-02 14:16:53| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The next fight over oil pipeline development in Canada is starting to look like Keystone XL version 2.0. This time the target is a $4.9 billion project by Houston billionaire Richard Kinder 's energy empire.

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Mountain Forest Changes Threaten Water Supplies

2014-09-01 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Hike high enough up California's Sierra Nevada and the forest morphs around you. At around 6,000 feet, the dazzling diversity of the lower montane forest, replete with California black oak, ponderosa pine, and incense cedars gives way to more monotonous landscapes of red fir and lodgepole pine. Hike further still and trees eventually disappear altogether, replaced with rocky topographies reminiscent of Mars. The forestry changes underway threaten to slash the amount of water that flows down the...

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By The Cup Or By The Carafe: Keurig Green Mountain Surges

2014-09-01 21:24:01| Beverages - Topix.net

Late last week, Keurig Green Mountain revealed more stunning distribution partnerships and topped off the serving with a technology revelation investors and market makers liked.

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Climate Change Could Soak Up California's Fresh Mountain Water Runoff

2014-09-01 21:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

KPBS: The Sierra Nevadas deliver freshwater runoff that could dry up if temperatures continue rising. A new study suggests rising global temperatures could cut into California's water supply by altering high-altitude vegetation. Water used to irrigate crops in the Central Valley often begins as runoff from the top of Sierra Nevada mountains. It's so cold up there, vegetation can't take root. But with global temperatures rising, that could change. "Rain or snow comes in, and the vegetation -- the...

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